Legal Opinion
Wellman v. Riley
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 28, 1949No. 3835PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuncan, J.
The issue to be determined upon the agreed facts is whether an employee who receives a vacation with pay during a layoff is entitled to unemployment compensation for the vacation period. Section 2 B (1) of the Unemployment Compensation Act (R. L., c. 218, as amended) provides that “each eligible individual who is totally unemployed in any week shall be paid with respect to such week benefits” specified in the section, which vary according to the individual’s total earnings for the calendar year preceding the “benefit year” from April to April.
“Total unemployment” is defined by section 1 N:…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mattey v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- In Re the Employees of Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1948
- Hamlin v. the Coolerator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
3Cited by20 opinions
- Kelly v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation ActSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- Battaglia v. BD. OF REVIEW, EMPLOYMENT SEC. DIV.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
- Jones v. California Employment Stabilization CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- G. H. Bass & Co. v. Maine Employment Security CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1969
- Harkeem v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
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